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- Introduction to the Semester
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- Daniel Patte  Garland 301G Office Hours: W 1:30-3:00 pm & by appointments
- Yung Suk Kim Garland 301EÂ Office
Hours:Â M 12:10-1:00
- Bobby Morris Office Hours:Â TBA
- Rubén Muñoz Garland 301E Office Hours: F 10:-11:00
- Rohun Park Office Hours:Â TBA
- Kimberly Peeler Garland 301E Office Hours:Â R 11:00-12:00
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- Â Â Â the basic content and major
themes of each of the 27 books of the New Testament using the chosen interpretations in
- Â Â The New InterpreterÂ’s Study
Bible
- a) Historical setting
- b) Authorship
- c) Date and place of composition
- d) Historical Context
- c) Outline of content
- d) Main themes
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- The Socio-Historical Setting
- The Literary Genres that makes
these books authoritative
- And the Religious teaching
- For a specific Christian community in the 1rst (or 2nd)
century C.E.
- G. Theissen, Introduction
- How, for Theissen each book expresses:
- The consensus in the community
- Orientation of environment
- Definition of Identity
- Internal tensions
- Structures of authority
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- The positive or problematic teachings that each book has for women
- The Authority of the Bible as Scripture
- Following
- A WomenÂ’s Bible Commentary
- Assessing value and power of biblical texts
- Ambivalent power
- Â Variety of teachings about women
a) within the NT b) according to chosen interpretation
- Gender, language and Interpretation
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- Â the teaching of each NT text
about the relation between church and world
- for a certain social, economic, cultural, religious life-context today,
- With A Global Bible Commentary
- Reading the text from the perspective of specific life-contexts, and
- Reading oneÂ’s life- context from the perspective of the text
- What problems are present in this context?
- How does the text help address them?
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- toward any biblical interpretation:
- Those of scholars
- Those of theologians
- Those of believers
- OneÂ’s own
- By recognizing that each has made:
- Textual choices
- Theological choices
- Contextual choices
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- We have a choice among interpretations because each made
- A) Textual choices a.k.a. Analytical choices (chose a method)
- B) Theological choices
- C) Contextual choices
- A) “behind,” “in,” “in front” of the text
- Â Â Â Critical methods
- B) Main theological themes; religious experience emphasized
- C) Life-context Problems addressed
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- Which one is “the best” (and “the worst”) among these 4 interpretations?
- In a given concrete situation
- Led by 4 students: each 1) showing the main features/conclusions of an
interpretation; 2) Providing an assessment of the positive or negative
value of this teaching.
- Two basic Criteria:
- Loving God: “best” fitting
theologically speaking (my convictions about God)
- Loving Neighbors: “Best” =
beneficial to neighbors; “Worst” = hurtful to neighbors.
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- Scholz:Â Biblical Studies
Alternatively
- Patte, Stubbs, Ukpon, Velunta: The Gospel of matthew: A Contextual
Introduction
- Ethics of Biblical Interpretation:Â
Biblical Interpretation matters:
- -” good news” Postively
transforms the life of people
-  “bad news” negatively: hurting,
oppressing, killing people:
- Bible used to justify crusades, the Holocaust, anti-Semitism, slavery,
racism, patriarchaism, sexism, homophobia, coloniaslism, Â… actual people
are hurt,
- We can (and must) assume responsibility for our interpretations
- a) we have a choice among critical methods, therefore
- We have a choice (we are always making a choice) among several
interpretations which are legitimate and plausible
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- 5 groups of 10 or 11 (maximum = 12)
- Groups have been balanced (you
remain on the same day for which you registered, but 7 of you will meet
in a different room)
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- Matthew 5:3-12 Â 3 "Blessed
are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 "Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted. 5
"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. 6 "Blessed are those who hunger
and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 7 "Blessed are the merciful, for
they will receive mercy. 8
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. 9 "Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.Â
10 "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness'
sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 "Blessed are you when people
revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you
falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice
and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way
they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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- Come to class with a 10 LINES formulation of
- 1) What is according to you the MAIN TEACHING of this text for BELIEVERS
today. (5 lines)
- 2) What is the CONCRETE LIFE-SITUATION in which this teaching is most
useful for believers (the more concrete the situation, the better)Â (3 lines)
- 3) The need or problem that believers have in this context; that this
teaching helps believers to solve or to address. (2 lines)
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- Primarily concerns
- A) Contextual choices
- B) Theological choices
- Yet, they also have made
- C) Textual choices… and done so carefully because “their life depends on
it”
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